Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillium lancifolium
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
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Learn more about Trillium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium lancifolium
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium lancifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-004:
Trillium lanceolatum FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium lanceolatum
COMMON NAME:
Lanceleaf Trillium, Narrowleaf Trillium
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JK Marlow jkm100313_024
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
Sepals abruptly deflexed between and below the leaves, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm100313_026
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
Seedlings.
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JK Marlow jkm120325_883
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_t_lancifolium_1497
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Ed Pivorun ebp090404_5006
April Walker County GA
Pigeon Mountain
Sepals abruptly spreading to reflexed, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
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Bill Sharpton gws1550_a
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves borne in a descending or drooping manner, per Weakley's Flora.
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Harry Davis hld1550_crw_0005
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Petals stiffly erect, extremely narrow; stamens arched over ovary, per Trilliums of Georgia (Patrick, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm180408_248
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Stems purple below, green above, 10-30 cm tall, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_t_lancifolium_5568
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_lancifolium_atlhis1
April Fulton County GA
Atlanta History Center
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_trillium_lancifolium
April Floyd County GA
Coosa River Nature Center
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JK Marlow jkm080507_013
May Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaves mottled, sessile, narrowly elliptic, 2-3" long, rarely > 1" wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Trillium lancifolium
FAMILY
Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trillium lancifolium
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Trilliums of Georgia. Tipularia (Patrick, 2007)
Trillium lancifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-03-004:
Trillium lanceolatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trillium lanceolatum
1550
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Rich forests over marble, limestone, and other calcareous substrates, floodplain forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
A single terminal whorl of 3 leaves
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Maroon/ Greenish-maroon
Flowers are sessile.
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
FRUIT:
Spring
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p177
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p124?
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p424
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p373
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p428